Conservatives

09/29/2010

I wonder how many people actually read the Democrat Party propaganda rag , more commonly known as The Washington Post, as a newspaper, not as campaign literature. Personally, I check out the Washington Post for the same reason I occasionally read The Huffington Post. It is useful to know what the left is shoveling.

Steven Pearlstein is a (anti)business columnist for Big Brother Barry's D.C. Ministry of Truth. Today's column is an indicator of the perceived threat posed by Senator Jim DeMint (R - SC) to the proponents of statism and those who court zero-liability voters with the seized labor of the productive. I hope Mr. Pealstein did not damage the mouthpiece of his speakwrite as he dictated this column. No doubt the spittle was flying as the anxiety mounted.

08/31/2010

Bailouts for companies deemed "too big to fail", despite protestations of coherent citizens, were collectively one facet (or symptom) of our federal gargantua... er... government's problem. I cannot imagine that the enlightened elected sages in Washington D.C. have created anything but a system that is indeed too big to NOT fail!

Of course, we peasants need not worry our dim little heads about such things. We must dutifully go to our polling places and cast our ballots in November. As long as we cast them for Republicans, we will have done our part... and the newly elected Republican majority will begin the hard work of righting the nation. Republicans do not spend money we don't have. Republicans do not grow government. Republicans do not push amnesty for illegals or vote for Cap and Trade. Republicans do not bail out companies or engage in extra-constitutional activities.

04/21/2010

Out of the darkness of Obama and Dimocrat rule, there is expected to arise a shining beacon of freedom and liberty. This bright light is to have its switch thrown on November 2, 2010 and by the end of January 2011, the circuit will be complete. The light will send the statists who remain, scurrying to the corners where they will seek nothing more than shelter as the light shines on in perpetuity!

Or not. Perhaps the stars are aligned for significant Republican gains in the midterm elections. If the Republican victors behave liberally, they will realign the stars for Dimocrat gains in the near future and the vicious cycle of American electoral politics will be perpetuated. Is it going to be different this time? Are the Republicans elected to save our society going to use the ... uhhh... umm... what is it?... umm... oh, the Constitution as a guide? Are they going to compare any legislation to which they affix their good names or for which they vote "Aye" to the Constitution to be sure it is within the LIMITS?

As we look toward November and the glorious delivery from statist hell, it might be useful to consider current affairs and wonder how different these situations will be once we are saved by the likes of Senator Mark Kirk and Senator Mike Castle.

03/28/2010

The state of our federal government is troubling to say the very least. Now that Barack Obama is President, the preceding sentence marks me as a racist in this "post-racial" era. Of course Bill Ayers was not a domestic terrorist for bombing buildings and such, but a conservative who believes in the Constitution is considered at least on the border of becoming one. The administration and both chambers of Congress are controlled by the worst political elements in our nation. This "leadership" and their compliant media outlets are pulling out all the stops to portray dissent as racist, uneducated acts of fledgling terrorists and to justify whatever steps may be forthcoming to exert greater control... for our own good.

Of course some leftist media outlets are worse than others. For example, The Huffington Compost is doing its usual best to whip up a frenzied libiot outrage over what they offer as proof of Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver being spit on by a protester as Cleaver and other Reps made their way to vote against the will of the people and the best interests of our nation. Since Rep. Cleaver is black and the person yelling through cupped hands is white, The HuffPo has its perfect ignition source. While nothing can be determined regarding any spit by viewing the video, the desired effect is evident in the comment section which accompanies it.

04/12/2009

The Hill has a report about noted RINO and liberal policy enabler, Sen. Arlen Specter (RINO - PA) and his campaign tactic... vote extortion. (Specter would fit in well in Illinois, where the forces of "moderation" are working to frighten voters into rejecting conservative candidates.) Ah, the genius "moderate" movement (reminds me of another kind of "movement") that offered John McCain as the lesser of two liberals in the presidential election, is once again at work. The theory is that a conservative can't win a statewide election and less of a lib is better than more of a lib.

During an appearance on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" program, Specter (R-Pa.) provided a preview of his strategy against Toomey. Specter said Toomey fought for deregulation, embraced private accounts in Social Security and, if nominated, would lose the general election and allow Democrats to pass so-called card-check legislation favored by organized labor.

Specter said Toomey is "to the right" of former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.), adding, "Santorum lost by 18 points [in 2006], spent $31 million and was a two-term incumbent."

The jab at Santorum comes in the wake of Santorum's silence on whether he will endorse Specter's bid for a sixth term. Santorum backed Specter in his tight 2004 primary win over Toomey. President Bush also backed Specter over Toomey.

"If Toomey is the nominee, you can be sure he'll lose," Specter said, claiming Democrats would then have the votes to pass card-check and allow the White House and congressional Democrats to steamroll their agenda through Congress.

I know there are elements in the Republican Party that profess "you can't govern if you don't win" and obviously this sentiment is true. The entire picture is not represented in this slogan as there are side effects of developing an "anything to win" mindset. A Republican politician that adopts an Alinsky-ish "ends justify the means" approach might not have any credibility once in office. Of course if the idea is to gain favor with those that would otherwise vote Democrat, perhaps credibility doesn't matter. What matters in this case is to find the delicate balance between flaming liberal and smoldering liberal and hope that smoldering liberal is what the voters seek.

There is a danger associated with the extortion attempts by these RINOs. If they succeed in convincing the primary voters that principled conservatives cannot defeat a Democrat opponent and if this happens with increasing frequency, we the people get stuck with... our current elected officials! The continual watering down of Republican candidates and the blurring of the line that might otherwise differentiate them from their Democrat opponents can only result in Democrat office holders (or office holders that might as well be Democrats.)

It is almost funny to see Specter trying to use the 'Obama will get his way if I'm replaced by a Democrat vote in the Senate' ploy since he and his despicable RINO sisters from Maine in many cases ensure just that! So do we cast conservative candidates out of primary contests in the hope that if the lesser lib wins, he or she will not support the liberal agenda more than 60% of the time?

Next thing you know people will be pushing Republicans to nominate a pro-choice, pro-gun control U.S. Representative to be a senator or governor. I'm not mentioning any names. I just hope we aren't put in the all-too-familiar position in 2010 of being lectured on the value of supporting a Republican liberal because to refuse makes you an Obama supporter!